Zündschlüssel

German

an ignition key

Etymology

Compound of zünden (“to ignite”) +‎ Schlüssel (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsʏntˌʃlʏsl̩/, /ˈtsʏntˌʃlʏsəl/

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• Hyphenation: Zünd‧schlüs‧sel

Noun

Zündschlüssel m (strong, genitive Zündschlüssels, plural Zündschlüssel)

1. ignition key, car key

   Synonym: Autoschlüssel

Declension

Declension of Zündschlüssel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zündschlüssel	die	Zündschlüssel
genitive	eines	des	Zündschlüssels	der	Zündschlüssel
dative	einem	dem	Zündschlüssel	den	Zündschlüsseln
accusative	einen	den	Zündschlüssel	die	Zündschlüssel

Hypernyms

• Schlüssel

Related terms

• Haustürschlüssel m (“front door key”)
• Maulschlüssel m
• Notenschlüssel m (“clef”)
• Schlüsselbund n or m (“bunch of keys”)
• Schlüsselring m (“keyring”)
• Zündholz n (“match”)
• Zündkerze f (“spark plug”)
• Zündung f (“ignition”)
• Zündvorgang m

Further reading

• “Zündschlüssel” in Duden online
• “Zündschlüssel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zündschlüssel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon